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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ǁuɓaːna/

Verb

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-xubana

  1. (intransitive) to get blended, to get mixed together, to become compounded
  2. (intransitive) to blend, to mingle, to mix, to fuse
  3. (intransitive) to coalesce

Inflection

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Infinitive ukuxubana
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuxubana ukungaxubani
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular xubana -xubane
Plural xubanani -xubaneni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaxubana, ngixubana engixubanayo, engixubana ngixubana angixubani engingaxubani ngingaxubani
2nd singular uyaxubana, uxubana oxubanayo, oxubana uxubana awuxubani ongaxubani ungaxubani
1st plural siyaxubana, sixubana esixubanayo, esixubana sixubana asixubani esingaxubani singaxubani
2nd plural niyaxubana, nixubana enixubanayo, enixubana nixubana anixubani eningaxubani ningaxubani
Class 1 uyaxubana, uxubana oxubanayo, oxubana exubana akaxubani ongaxubani engaxubani
Class 2 bayaxubana, baxubana abaxubanayo, abaxubana bexubana abaxubani abangaxubani bengaxubani
Class 3 uyaxubana, uxubana oxubanayo, oxubana uxubana awuxubani ongaxubani ungaxubani
Class 4 iyaxubana, ixubana exubanayo, exubana ixubana ayixubani engaxubani ingaxubani
Class 5 liyaxubana, lixubana elixubanayo, elixubana lixubana alixubani elingaxubani lingaxubani
Class 6 ayaxubana, axubana axubanayo, axubana exubana awaxubani angaxubani engaxubani
Class 7 siyaxubana, sixubana esixubanayo, esixubana sixubana asixubani esingaxubani singaxubani
Class 8 ziyaxubana, zixubana ezixubanayo, ezixubana zixubana azixubani ezingaxubani zingaxubani
Class 9 iyaxubana, ixubana exubanayo, exubana ixubana ayixubani engaxubani ingaxubani
Class 10 ziyaxubana, zixubana ezixubanayo, ezixubana zixubana azixubani ezingaxubani zingaxubani
Class 11 luyaxubana, luxubana oluxubanayo, oluxubana luxubana aluxubani olungaxubani lungaxubani
Class 14 buyaxubana, buxubana obuxubanayo, obuxubana buxubana abuxubani obungaxubani bungaxubani
Class 15 kuyaxubana, kuxubana okuxubanayo, okuxubana kuxubana akuxubani okungaxubani kungaxubani
Class 17 kuyaxubana, kuxubana okuxubanayo, okuxubana kuxubana akuxubani okungaxubani kungaxubani
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngixubanile, ngixubanē engixubanile, engixubanē ngixubanile, ngixubanē angixubananga engingaxubananga ngingaxubananga
2nd singular uxubanile, uxubanē oxubanile, oxubanē uxubanile, uxubanē awuxubananga ongaxubananga ungaxubananga
1st plural sixubanile, sixubanē esixubanile, esixubanē sixubanile, sixubanē asixubananga esingaxubananga singaxubananga
2nd plural nixubanile, nixubanē enixubanile, enixubanē nixubanile, nixubanē anixubananga eningaxubananga ningaxubananga
Class 1 uxubanile, uxubanē oxubanile, oxubanē exubanile, exubanē akaxubananga ongaxubananga engaxubananga
Class 2 baxubanile, baxubanē abaxubanile, abaxubanē bexubanile, bexubanē abaxubananga abangaxubananga bengaxubananga
Class 3 uxubanile, uxubanē oxubanile, oxubanē uxubanile, uxubanē awuxubananga ongaxubananga ungaxubananga
Class 4 ixubanile, ixubanē exubanile, exubanē ixubanile, ixubanē ayixubananga engaxubananga ingaxubananga
Class 5 lixubanile, lixubanē elixubanile, elixubanē lixubanile, lixubanē alixubananga elingaxubananga lingaxubananga
Class 6 axubanile, axubanē axubanile, axubanē exubanile, exubanē awaxubananga angaxubananga engaxubananga
Class 7 sixubanile, sixubanē esixubanile, esixubanē sixubanile, sixubanē asixubananga esingaxubananga singaxubananga
Class 8 zixubanile, zixubanē ezixubanile, ezixubanē zixubanile, zixubanē azixubananga ezingaxubananga zingaxubananga
Class 9 ixubanile, ixubanē exubanile, exubanē ixubanile, ixubanē ayixubananga engaxubananga ingaxubananga
Class 10 zixubanile, zixubanē ezixubanile, ezixubanē zixubanile, zixubanē azixubananga ezingaxubananga zingaxubananga
Class 11 luxubanile, luxubanē oluxubanile, oluxubanē luxubanile, luxubanē aluxubananga olungaxubananga lungaxubananga
Class 14 buxubanile, buxubanē obuxubanile, obuxubanē buxubanile, buxubanē abuxubananga obungaxubananga bungaxubananga
Class 15 kuxubanile, kuxubanē okuxubanile, okuxubanē kuxubanile, kuxubanē akuxubananga okungaxubananga kungaxubananga
Class 17 kuxubanile, kuxubanē okuxubanile, okuxubanē kuxubanile, kuxubanē akuxubananga okungaxubananga kungaxubananga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāxubana engāxubana ngāxubana angixubananga engingaxubananga ngingaxubananga
2nd singular wāxubana owāxubana wāxubana awuxubananga ongaxubananga ungaxubananga
1st plural sāxubana esāxubana sāxubana asixubananga esingaxubananga singaxubananga
2nd plural nāxubana enāxubana nāxubana anixubananga eningaxubananga ningaxubananga
Class 1 wāxubana owāxubana āxubana akaxubananga ongaxubananga engaxubananga
Class 2 bāxubana abāxubana bāxubana abaxubananga abangaxubananga bengaxubananga
Class 3 wāxubana owāxubana wāxubana awuxubananga ongaxubananga ungaxubananga
Class 4 yāxubana eyāxubana yāxubana ayixubananga engaxubananga ingaxubananga
Class 5 lāxubana elāxubana lāxubana alixubananga elingaxubananga lingaxubananga
Class 6 āxubana āxubana āxubana awaxubananga angaxubananga engaxubananga
Class 7 sāxubana esāxubana sāxubana asixubananga esingaxubananga singaxubananga
Class 8 zāxubana ezāxubana zāxubana azixubananga ezingaxubananga zingaxubananga
Class 9 yāxubana eyāxubana yāxubana ayixubananga engaxubananga ingaxubananga
Class 10 zāxubana ezāxubana zāxubana azixubananga ezingaxubananga zingaxubananga
Class 11 lwāxubana olwāxubana lwāxubana aluxubananga olungaxubananga lungaxubananga
Class 14 bāxubana obāxubana bāxubana abuxubananga obungaxubananga bungaxubananga
Class 15 kwāxubana okwāxubana kwāxubana akuxubananga okungaxubananga kungaxubananga
Class 17 kwāxubana okwāxubana kwāxubana akuxubananga okungaxubananga kungaxubananga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaxubana ngingaxubana ngingexubane ngingexubane
2nd singular ungaxubana ungaxubana ungexubane ungexubane
1st plural singaxubana singaxubana singexubane singexubane
2nd plural ningaxubana ningaxubana ningexubane ningexubane
Class 1 angaxubana engaxubana angexubane engexubane
Class 2 bangaxubana bengaxubana bangexubane bengexubane
Class 3 ungaxubana ungaxubana ungexubane ungexubane
Class 4 ingaxubana ingaxubana ingexubane ingexubane
Class 5 lingaxubana lingaxubana lingexubane lingexubane
Class 6 angaxubana engaxubana angexubane engexubane
Class 7 singaxubana singaxubana singexubane singexubane
Class 8 zingaxubana zingaxubana zingexubane zingexubane
Class 9 ingaxubana ingaxubana ingexubane ingexubane
Class 10 zingaxubana zingaxubana zingexubane zingexubane
Class 11 lungaxubana lungaxubana lungexubane lungexubane
Class 14 bungaxubana bungaxubana bungexubane bungexubane
Class 15 kungaxubana kungaxubana kungexubane kungexubane
Class 17 kungaxubana kungaxubana kungexubane kungexubane
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoxubana engizoxubana ngizoxubana angizuxubana engingezuxubana ngingezuxubana
2nd singular uzoxubana ozoxubana uzoxubana awuzuxubana ongezuxubana ungezuxubana
1st plural sizoxubana esizoxubana sizoxubana asizuxubana esingezuxubana singezuxubana
2nd plural nizoxubana enizoxubana nizoxubana anizuxubana eningezuxubana ningezuxubana
Class 1 uzoxubana ozoxubana ezoxubana akazuxubana ongezuxubana engezuxubana
Class 2 bazoxubana abazoxubana bezoxubana abazuxubana abangezuxubana bengezuxubana
Class 3 uzoxubana ozoxubana uzoxubana awuzuxubana ongezuxubana ungezuxubana
Class 4 izoxubana ezoxubana izoxubana ayizuxubana engezuxubana ingezuxubana
Class 5 lizoxubana elizoxubana lizoxubana alizuxubana elingezuxubana lingezuxubana
Class 6 azoxubana azoxubana ezoxubana awazuxubana angezuxubana engezuxubana
Class 7 sizoxubana esizoxubana sizoxubana asizuxubana esingezuxubana singezuxubana
Class 8 zizoxubana ezizoxubana zizoxubana azizuxubana ezingezuxubana zingezuxubana
Class 9 izoxubana ezoxubana izoxubana ayizuxubana engezuxubana ingezuxubana
Class 10 zizoxubana ezizoxubana zizoxubana azizuxubana ezingezuxubana zingezuxubana
Class 11 luzoxubana oluzoxubana luzoxubana aluzuxubana olungezuxubana lungezuxubana
Class 14 buzoxubana obuzoxubana buzoxubana abuzuxubana obungezuxubana bungezuxubana
Class 15 kuzoxubana okuzoxubana kuzoxubana akuzuxubana okungezuxubana kungezuxubana
Class 17 kuzoxubana okuzoxubana kuzoxubana akuzuxubana okungezuxubana kungezuxubana
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoxubana engiyoxubana ngiyoxubana angiyuxubana engingeyuxubana ngingeyuxubana
2nd singular uyoxubana oyoxubana uyoxubana awuyuxubana ongeyuxubana ungeyuxubana
1st plural siyoxubana esiyoxubana siyoxubana asiyuxubana esingeyuxubana singeyuxubana
2nd plural niyoxubana eniyoxubana niyoxubana aniyuxubana eningeyuxubana ningeyuxubana
Class 1 uyoxubana oyoxubana eyoxubana akayuxubana ongeyuxubana engeyuxubana
Class 2 bayoxubana abayoxubana beyoxubana abayuxubana abangeyuxubana bengeyuxubana
Class 3 uyoxubana oyoxubana uyoxubana awuyuxubana ongeyuxubana ungeyuxubana
Class 4 iyoxubana eyoxubana iyoxubana ayiyuxubana engeyuxubana ingeyuxubana
Class 5 liyoxubana eliyoxubana liyoxubana aliyuxubana elingeyuxubana lingeyuxubana
Class 6 ayoxubana ayoxubana eyoxubana awayuxubana angeyuxubana engeyuxubana
Class 7 siyoxubana esiyoxubana siyoxubana asiyuxubana esingeyuxubana singeyuxubana
Class 8 ziyoxubana eziyoxubana ziyoxubana aziyuxubana ezingeyuxubana zingeyuxubana
Class 9 iyoxubana eyoxubana iyoxubana ayiyuxubana engeyuxubana ingeyuxubana
Class 10 ziyoxubana eziyoxubana ziyoxubana aziyuxubana ezingeyuxubana zingeyuxubana
Class 11 luyoxubana oluyoxubana luyoxubana aluyuxubana olungeyuxubana lungeyuxubana
Class 14 buyoxubana obuyoxubana buyoxubana abuyuxubana obungeyuxubana bungeyuxubana
Class 15 kuyoxubana okuyoxubana kuyoxubana akuyuxubana okungeyuxubana kungeyuxubana
Class 17 kuyoxubana okuyoxubana kuyoxubana akuyuxubana okungeyuxubana kungeyuxubana
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngixubane ngingaxubani
2nd singular uxubane ungaxubani
1st plural sixubane singaxubani
2nd plural nixubane ningaxubani
Class 1 axubane angaxubani
Class 2 baxubane bangaxubani
Class 3 uxubane ungaxubani
Class 4 ixubane ingaxubani
Class 5 lixubane lingaxubani
Class 6 axubane angaxubani
Class 7 sixubane singaxubani
Class 8 zixubane zingaxubani
Class 9 ixubane ingaxubani
Class 10 zixubane zingaxubani
Class 11 luxubane lungaxubani
Class 14 buxubane bungaxubani
Class 15 kuxubane kungaxubani
Class 17 kuxubane kungaxubani
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaxubana ngangaxubana, angaxubana, angangaxubana
2nd singular waxubana wangaxubana, awaxubana, awangaxubana
1st plural saxubana sangaxubana, asaxubana, asangaxubana
2nd plural naxubana nangaxubana, anaxubana, anangaxubana
Class 1 waxubana wangaxubana, akaxubana, akangaxubana
Class 2 baxubana bangaxubana, abaxubana, abangaxubana
Class 3 waxubana wangaxubana, awaxubana, awangaxubana
Class 4 yaxubana yangaxubana, ayaxubana, ayangaxubana
Class 5 laxubana langaxubana, alaxubana, alangaxubana
Class 6 axubana angaxubana, awaxubana, awangaxubana
Class 7 saxubana sangaxubana, asaxubana, asangaxubana
Class 8 zaxubana zangaxubana, azaxubana, azangaxubana
Class 9 yaxubana yangaxubana, ayaxubana, ayangaxubana
Class 10 zaxubana zangaxubana, azaxubana, azangaxubana
Class 11 lwaxubana lwangaxubana, alwaxubana, alwangaxubana
Class 14 baxubana bangaxubana, abaxubana, abangaxubana
Class 15 kwaxubana kwangaxubana, akwaxubana, akwangaxubana
Class 17 kwaxubana kwangaxubana, akwaxubana, akwangaxubana

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